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Too much positivity is just as bad as negativity

I’m glad some people have a positive attitude but too much positivity and not seeing that failure helps you learn or not letting people have their down time, makes things worse. That’s toxic positivity. Toxic positivity is just as bad as negativity. Let people have their moment and let them vent. Don’t dismiss them or discourage them from having feelings. I’ve been told to just think positive and being sad all the time isn’t going to help. I mean that is true but covering feelings doesn’t help. Just being honest.
Hey nothing wrong with being positive.
especially those bright and bubbly persons first thing in the morning.

....freaking psychos..
Tim4412 · 56-60, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout great point!!!
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout they may be robots! Stay clear of their influence
Convivial · 26-30, F
If you're smart you often learn far more from your failures than your successes... It's ok to fail, it just means you're trying something different
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ElizabethBabe1994 · 26-30, F
@ABCDEF7 Right. Living in a sugarcoated world and thinking everything is perfect and everyone is nice and shelling from reality won’t help us grow. It doesn’t work that way. People with that mindset will be there for a rude awakening. We need difficult times to help us grow.
Tim4412 · 56-60, M
@ElizabethBabe1994 thanks for the great reply
ImpeccablyImperfect · 51-55, F
You're right....there is definitely a time and place for negative thoughts and feelings. Without the negative, we won't have an appreciation for the positive...
It's important to acknowledge such thoughts/feelings....let them serve their purpose, process them and then let them go. Hanging on to them (and even feeding them) is where we tend to do ourselves harm.

Happy New Year 😊
Tim4412 · 56-60, M
@ImpeccablyImperfect that was beautiful!
Carissimi · F
I agree. I can’t stand the always AND overly positive.
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
Management by cheerleading I call it. No effort at self-awareness, personal accountability, constructive criticism. Just continue in a state of denial but slap a Smiley emoji on it.
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@dancingtongue I wish you hadn't retired from HR
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
@atlantic59 Wasn't in HR, but worked closely with them. I was in PR, which many people confuse with Marketing. True PR is about finding common grounds -- and improving communication between -- an employer the various communities it interacts with, including its employees and unions. It often means talking truth to executive management about how they and their policies are perceived because they tend to be isolated from reality.
Magenta · F
Indeed.
We grow more from facing reality than trying to avoid authentic human emotions/experience, with sugary delusion. <<< That just keeps people in a bubble of pretense.
kimmy159 · F
Interesting thought, I agree with you 😁
Justenjoyit · 61-69, M
Having more positive energies than negative energies around you helps you grow as a person
ElizabethBabe1994 · 26-30, F
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
like the Dylan lyric : 'all the truth in the world adds up to one big lie'
thenormalkindofcrazy · 31-35, M
Toxic positivity is real and is just as harmful.
Tim4412 · 56-60, M
Great reply.. your a wordsmith!
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Moneyonmymind · 31-35, M
i disagree, more positivity is needed especially in the times we are living in
ElizabethBabe1994 · 26-30, F
@Moneyonmymind yeah you do have a point. I’m just saying overly positive seems fake. That’s all I’m saying
Moneyonmymind · 31-35, M
@ElizabethBabe1994 depends on the tone of the conversation usually, i cant relate though because im blunt and it doesnt come off as nice half the time
MethDozer · M
100% agree.
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